Athletes who set records at national or VnExpress marathons, including VnExpress Marathon Hue 2022, will receive Vinfast VFe34 electric cars, Feliz electric motorbikes or VND2 million in cash. Vinfast VFe34 electric cars will be awarded to male and female athletes who break national marathon records. Currently, Nguyen Chi Dong is …
Read More »Việt Nam win five golds to top regional karate championships
Karate Việt Nam’s former world silver medalist Nguyễn Thị Ngoan wins gold in the women’s U61kg class at the ninth Southeast Asian Karate Championship in Cambodia. Photo of tournament organisers HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam topped the ninth Southeast Asian Karate Championship, which closed in Cambodia on Sunday. After five days …
Read More »70-year-old runner to compete in Tiền Phong Marathon
Nguyễn Văn Phúc competing at the Tiền Phong NationalMarathon Championship last year. This weekend he will break his own record to become the oldest to compete in the event at the age of 70. — Photo tienphong.vn By Thanh Nga Nguyễn Văn Phúc will compete in the 42km category …
Read More »Thanh, Hoa win national Tiền Phong Marathon titles
Marathon Hoàng Nguyên Thanh (top podium) poses with other medallists of the men’s full marathon categories. Photo tienphong.vn HÀ NỘI — Hoàng Nguyên Thanh defended his title while Hoàng Thị Ngọc Hoa was back to her best at the national Tiền Phong Newspaper Marathon organised in Côn Đảo Island, Bà Rịa-Vũng …
Read More »Toàn hits boxing milestone with WBA Asia title
Boxing Lê Hữu Toàn is announced WBA Asia minimum-weight champion on March 20, opening a new chapter in his career. Photos courtesy of Nam Trung Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — As a young boy, martial arts were strange and fascinating to Lê Hữu Toàn, and he did not think twice about joining a newly …
Read More »Former SEA Games champion swimmer dies aged 33
Nguyễn Hữu Việt of Việt Nam celebrates winning the men’s 100m breaststroke swimming final at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane in 2009. Việt died on March 25 because after a stroke. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Former Southeast Asian (SEA) Games swimming champion Nguyễn Hữu Việt died this morning at the …
Read More »Oman head coach compliments Vietnam after tough game
Coach Branko Ivankovic complimented the performance of Vietnam players although they lost 0-1 to Oman in the World Cup qualifier in Hanoi Thursday night. “Vietnam were tougher and more energetic compared to the last encounter. We played well in the first half. In the second half, we scored but to …
Read More »Only a fool would not like April
As month’s go, April could possible be the most important in Jurgen Klopp’s season. AFP Photo Paul Kennedy April’s normally a bit of a nothing month. Little happens of note. It’s neither warm nor cold, rains a bit, the sun comes out from time to time. It even starts with …
Read More »Oman match result not as expected: Vietnam head coach
Park Hang-seo said Vietnam players have tried but didn’t get the result that they wanted against Oman in their World Cup qualifier in Hanoi on Thursday. “The players have tried their best,” Park said after the game. Vietnam started the match with the intention to put pressure on Oman but …
Read More »Việt Nam narrowly beaten by Oman in World Cup qualifier
Quế Ngọc Hải challenging for the ball against an Omani player. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết Anh Đức HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam finished their last home game of the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers with a 1-0 loss to Oman on Thursday. This result means that Việt Nam still sits bottom of …
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